Fence post



Sept. 29, 1942. T. BRINSON 2,297,288

FENCE POST 4 Filed July 5, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor T/IL MA06 B/P/MSON A iipmey T. BRINSON Sept. 29, 1942.

FENCE POST Filed July 5, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In ventor FILM/I065 BEl/VJO/V A iiomey Patented Sept. 29, 1942 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FENCE POST Talmadge Brinson, Savannah, Ga.

Application July 5, 1940, Serial No. 344,158

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a fence post, the general object of the invention being to make the post of angle iron having notches in bight parts with a plate slidably supported by a part of the iron and having curved tongues thereon passing through the notches so that when the plate is moved in one direction the tongues will hold wires between themselves and walls of the notches.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing a pair of posts holding wires of a fence.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the improved post.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevation showing the tongues in projected position ready to receive the wires.

Figure 4 is a front view of the post with the tongues in wire holding position and this view showing a wire in dotted lines as being held by one of the tongues.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary elevation of the tongue equipped plate.

As shown in these views the post P is formed of angle iron stock which has its lower end beveled to provide the point I so that the post can be readily driven into the ground and anchor plates 2 are fastened to the lower part of the post by welding or the like, these plates being horizontally arranged and one located in a higher plane than the other and with one plate connected to one flange of the angle iron and the other plate to the second flange. Ihese plates are of greater length than the width of the flange so that their ends project from the flanges and each plate has downwardly beveled ends 3 for facilitating the entrance of the plates into the ground as the post is being driven into the ground. These plates will help to hold the post firmly in the ground.

A vertical row of notches 4 is formed in the bight or corner part of the post, each notch being substantially of rectangular shape but having an upwardly and outwardly sloping upper end 4, which terminates at the corner or bight of the post. As will be seen a portion of each notch is in one flange and another portion in the other flange of the post.

A tongue equipped plate 6 is slidably arranged on the inner face of one of the flanges and one side edge of the plate is formed with the upwardly and outwardly curved tongues 1 which have intermediate portions bent or curved so that each tongue is of slightly arcuate shape in plan. This plate 6 is provided with the diagonally arranged slots 8 through which screw bolts 9 pass, these bolts being carried by said one flange of the post. By having the slots diagonally arranged the plate can be moved longitudinally and toward or away from the bight or corner part of the post. Of course, when the plate is moved upwardly it will move toward the bight or corner and thus the tongues will be projected through the notches 4 so that the recesses 1' formed by the tongues can re ceive the wires W of a fence. Then the plate 6 is moved downwardly and to the left in Figure 2 so that the tongues are retracted with their upper ends engaging corner portions of the post between the notches with the tongues holding the wires between themselves and the upwardly sloping parts 4' of the notches.

In order to facilitate moving of the plate with considerable force to cause the tongues to tightly wedge the wires between themselves and the walls of the notches, I place a projection I l on the post and a projection l2 on the plate 6 so that the end of a crowbar or other tool can be placed between the projections and then tilted to forcibly move the plate in one direction or the other.

Of course, the bolts 9 should be loosened before the plate is moved and then after the plate has been adjusted to cause the tongues to clamp the wires these bolts should be tightened.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A post of the class described comprising an angle iron body having a vertical row of notches in its corner portion, each notch being of substantially rectangular shape but having an upwardly and outwardly sloping upper end, each notch having a portion in the front part of one flange of the post and another portion in the other flange with the tip of the sloping part of the notch in the junction of the two flanges, a plate resting against the irmer face of one of the flanges of the post, said plate having diagonally arranged slots therein, screws passing through said flange and through said slots, said plate having upwardly curved tongues on one side edge thereof with the tongues curving laterally to pass through the centers of the notches and tool engaging parts on the post and on the plate for moving the plate in one direction to project the tongues to permit wires to be placed on the upper edges thereof and then in an opposite direction to cause the tongues to clamp the wires between themselves and the upper walls of the notches.

TALMADGE BRINSON. 

